Vatican releases first photograph of pope for more than a month

Vatican releases first photograph of pope for more than a month
Pope Francis celebrates a Mass inside the chapel of the Agostino Gemelli polyclinic in Rome (Vatican Press Hall, Via AP )

The Vatican has released the first photograph of the pope for more than a month, showing Francis co-celebrating Mass in the hospital chapel.

The photograph is taken from behind, and shows Pope Francis wearing a purple stole sitting in a wheelchair in front of an altar.

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